Categories: Magazine Agonistes

Posted by: Jon Fine on January 28

Some years ago, when consumer spending was absolutely on fire, I was talking with a top magazine executive about Conde Nast’s Lucky magazine—a.k.a. "the magazine about shopping." As journalists sometimes...

Posted by: Jon Fine on December 27

A report from Audit Bureau of Circulations, released just as the media world went into its annual Christmastime hibernation, found that Forbes incorrectly classified some circulation as paid and missed...

Posted by: Jon Fine on December 14

So much for ambitious pop-culture plays in the magazine space: Radar magazine is folding. The November-December issue currently on newsstands will be its last. Staffers were informed of the news...

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